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Thermal Shutdown
Short circuit current is internally limited. The device responds to a sustained over-
current condition by turning off after a T
ON
delay. The device then stays off for a pe-
riod, T
OFF
, that is 32 times the T
ON
delay. The device then begins pulsing on and off
at the T
ON
/(T
ON
+T
OFF
) duty cycle of 3%. This drastically reduces the power dissipa-
tion during short circuit and means heat sinks need only accommodate normal op-
eration. On the 3 leaded versions of the device T
ON
is fixed at 750碌s, on the
adjustable 5 leaded versions an external capacitor sets the on time 鈥?the off time
is always 32 times T
ON
. The external timing control pin, CT, on the five leaded ver-
sions also serves as a shutdown input when pulled low.
Internal power dissipation is further controlled with thermal overload protection cir-
cuitry. Thermal shutdown occurs if the junction temperature exceeds 165擄C. The
chip will remain off until the temperature has dropped 20擄C.
The UCC283 series is specified for operation over the industrial range of
鈭?0擄C
to
+85擄C, and the UCC383 series is specified from 0擄C to +70擄C. These devices are
available in 3 and 5 pin TO-220 and TO-263 power packages.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
UDG-98133
SLUS215 - OCTOBER 1998